Letter: Taking action is true test

After the 2016 election, I recall a lot of strident rhetoric. Good-hearted people declared that they would never allow white nationalism to be normalized. "Resist" became a hashtag, if less of an actual practice. But the farmers' market debacle has made clear that, for many of Bloomington's genteel residents, conflict and discomfort are far more offensive than white supremacy.

There seems to be a deep disconnect about the difference between believing in something and actively working for it. People will swear up and down that they are against fascism and racism, but then pivot to the claim that nothing can be done and/or what others are doing is somehow inappropriate.

If you are truly against fascism, racism and white nationalism you will take action to demobilize their adherents, full stop. This can be effectively accomplished by denying them access to funding and recruitment opportunities. If you do not agree with the way others organize against fascism, do not to criticize from the sidelines. Instead, develop methods of antifascist organizing that are palatable to you. If the only place you oppose racism and fascism is inside your own head, then stop saying you oppose racism and fascism. You don't.